An Elegant Wilderness: Great Camps and Grand Lodges of the Adirondacks (The Architecture of Leisure) Format:Hardcover 1/19/13 edition (February 28 2013)

1/19/13 edition (February 28 2013)

ISBN-13: 978-1938461941

This book is a complete reference on all aspects of residential design and the factors that make a space work

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An Elegant Wilderness: Great Camps and Grand Lodges of the Adirondacks (The Architecture of Leisure) Format:Hardcover 1/19/13 edition (February 28 2013)The Victorian Society in America Metropolitan Chapter 2011 Award for Publication Architectural HistoryThe Adirondack Center for Writing 2011 Literary Award Best Book NonfictionThe first book to place the rustic Adirondack architectural style in the context of the cultural social and environmental history An Elegant Wilderness showcases the intensely private retreats set into the pine forests on the shores of the region s shimmering lakes. Open earlier